This book is an education resource for practitioners who organize services for dementia patients, including psychiatrists, neurologists, physicians, nurses, occupational therapists, social workers and speech and language therapists. Younger dementia patients do not readily fit into any of the conven
Younger people with dementia: planning, practice, and development
โ Scribed by Sylvia Cox, John Keady
- Publisher
- Jessica Kingsley Publishers
- Year
- 1999
- Tongue
- English
- Edition
- 1
- Category
- Library
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